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Hakop Tataryan Staff Writer This year is the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. As part of this year’s Armenian Studies Lecture Series, Dr. Peter Cowe was invited to speak on the origins of the Armenian alphabet and the cultural impact it has had for the past 1600 years for Armenians and the ...

Hakop Tataryan Staff Writer With the exception of the whining Maroon 5, the lip-synching Brittany Spears, and WFW fake wrestling, The Savemart Center has witnessed some amazing performances over the last few years: Andrea Bocelli, Green Day, Kenny Chessney and Neil Diamond. Well, on October 11, 2005, it added another name to its list of “great performances,” when Los Angeles-based ...

Alex Bunch Staff Writer Dr. James Reid has been appointed the fifth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Spring 2006 semester. Dr. Reid will be teaching a three-unit course, Armenian Studies 120T, “The Armenian Genocide in History and through Eyewitness Accounts,” which will be offered on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00-4:50 PM. The ...

Sebouh Krioghlian Staff Writer Band: Artsruni Album: Cruzaid Year: 2002 Label: Musea Records, France While randomly searching for some modern Armenian music, I came across a band called “Atsruni,” whose music completely took me by surprise. The website that aided me in discovering this band, http://www.arminrock.am/ had a long list of modern Armenian bands with music files that enable you ...

Armine Sargsyan Staff Writer Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, arrived in Fresno on October 10, and on the first day of his visit it was his mission to meet the youth-students from colleges, Sunday school, and the community, who gathered to hear his message. The excitement for the long anticipated event finally culminated in a warm ...

Staff Report Zhanna Bagdasarov (left) and sister Svetiana.     Left to Right: Suzie Pogosyan, Srbuhi Fereshetyan,and Krstina Pogosyan.     Gevork Aristakesyan and Liana Gavazyan.        

Zhanna Bagdasarov Editor His name has been linked with the revival of creative lithography in the United States for over fifty years and his contributions to the world of art are undeniably immense. Mr. Garo Antreasian’s exhibit at the Fresno Art Museum finally shared his acclaimed paintings, drawings, and prints with a Fresno audience, September 6, 2005-October 30, 2005. Walking ...

Staff Report Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program will teach a special course on “Fresno Armenians” on three consecutive Tuesdays, March 14, 21, 28 from 3:30-5:00 PM as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program at California State University, Fresno. Space is limited and on a first come basis. Admission is free for Osher Institute members and ...

Staff Report The Armenian Studies Program announces the establishment of the Haig Tashjian Memorial Scholarship at Fresno State. Haig Tashjian was a graduate of Fresno State. He earned a B.A. in Math, was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and graduated in the top 7% of his class. In school, Haig was an exceptionally bright student who ...

Barlow Der Mugrdechian Advisor The Fresno County Public Library officially announced the acquisition of three major archives related to the life of Fresno’s most famous native son, William Saroyan, at a reception held on Thursday, November 17. John Kallenberg, President of the William Saroyan Society, introduced Bill Secrest Jr., archivist of the California History and Genealogy Room, and head of ...